How did Xykon survive his fight...

[Marlowe]

It incredibly annoys me that people think that the author needs him/her rushing to his defense every time someone dares to imply something vaguely.. no, it's not even negative in this case, just an observation.. about author or comic.

Rich has repeatedly posted that funny + plot > rules. That he doesn't particularly care about the rules, that he doesn't write specifically with every single rule in mind, and that people who want rules-consistent comics should read something else because oots isn't that. "Word of God" actually confirms the statements that annoy you, especially the first one.

The way I see it, the only reason Xykon didn't die is because Rich decided it wasn't time, exactly like the quotes say. Sure, Rich "made" V cast spells with enough potential damage, that may or may not have been intentional (and there's no way to be sure) but Xykons survival has nothing to do with die rolls and everything to do with Rich deciding how the battle should end. Don't be oversensitive to posts that you consider to be "critique".

High noise to signal ratio is always annoying. The entire thread is based on a simple mechanical misunderstanding that required a simple mechanical answer. The posts listed aren't "critique". They are simply clutter.